Primary Function

The Vice President of EPC Operations - West Region is the most senior operations leader in the West Region and a member of Dashiell's EPC Operations Leadership Team. This executive holds full accountability for the West Region's P&L, project execution performance, team development, and market growth. The VP West leads a regional team that currently includes two Directors of EPC Operations, with Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, and Assistant Project Managers working within each Director's portfolio. In Dashiell's hybrid regional model, the VP West also plays a cross-regional coordination role - ensuring that customers with projects in multiple regions experience a consistent, unified Dashiell and that the West Region contributes its fair share to enterprise-level resource sharing when demand requires it. The position will be based in our Houston, Texas office located at 12031 Kurland Dr, Houston, TX 77034 and will report to Dashiell's Senior Vice President, EPC Operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:

Regional P&L & Business Performance
• Own the full P&L for the West Region - revenue, direct labor efficiency, subcontract margins, overhead absorption, and project-level profitability across the entire regional portfolio.
• Drive profitable growth by pursuing and winning work at the right price; monitor financial performance of all active projects on a continuous basis.
• Engage directly with Directors and Senior Project Managers on distressed projects; identify early warning signals and intervene with corrective action before variances become unrecoverable.
• Participate in major bid reviews and contract negotiations for strategic or high-risk regional opportunities; bring P&L judgment and execution experience to every significant commercial decision.
• Ensure billing, invoice approvals, and collections are executed on schedule across all West Region projects; cash flow management is a regional VP responsibility.

Office & Market Expansion
• Own the identification, planning, and execution of new office openings and market entries within the West Region.
• Develop expansion business cases grounded in projected backlog, existing customer commitments, competitive landscape analysis, and realistic staffing ramp plans; present to the SVP for approval.
• Define success milestones for new office locations at six, twelve, and twenty-four months and drive team accountability toward those milestones from day one.
• Build and deploy the talent required to staff new locations - balancing promotion and transfer of proven internal leaders with targeted external hiring.
• Maintain current awareness of the West Region's competitive environment, customer development pipeline, and emerging market opportunities, particularly in utility infrastructure, data center construction, and renewable interconnection work.

Team Leadership & Development
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of Directors, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, and Assistant Project Managers.
• Own succession planning for Director and Senior PM roles within the region; ensure every key role has an identified successor in active development.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, establish individual development plans for every direct report, and manage underperformance directly and without delay.
• Cultivate a regional culture of accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement that reflects Dashiell's standards.
• Partner with HR on recruiting, compensation, and retention strategies for the West Region; anticipate hiring needs against backlog growth and forecasted orders.

Customer Relationships & Program Delivery
• Serve as the senior relationship owner for key West Region customers - engage at the executive level on strategic accounts and position Dashiell as a preferred contractor.
• Ensure customers with projects in multiple regions experience a consistent, unified Dashiell; coordinate with peer VPs and the SVP on account management, technical standards, and customer communication.
• Support Project Directors when enterprise-level programs involve West Region projects; provide regional resources, resolve field-level escalations, and ensure the regional team executes to program standards.

Execution Oversight & Risk Management
• Maintain executive-level awareness of the construction, schedule, and commercial status of all active projects in the West Region.
• Participate in bid review and risk assessment for significant regional pursuits; challenge assumptions on constructability, schedule, staffing, and contingency before bids are submitted.
• Engage centralized functions - Safety, Project Controls, Procurement, Construction Management - as true partners in regional delivery.
• Enforce Dashiell's execution standard, safety requirements, and project controls disciplines across all West Region projects.

Enterprise Leadership Contribution
• Share insights, best practices, and lessons learned across regions to support Dashiell's hybrid operating model.
• Contribute to organizational design decisions, support cross-regional resource sharing, and model the collaborative leadership behavior expected at this level.
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.

How You Will Make an Impact
• Drive profitable regional growth by winning the right work, protecting margins, and managing the West Region P&L with the discipline of an owner.
• Build an organization where talented EPC professionals want to grow - developing Directors and PMs who are ready to lead the next expansion before the need arises.
• Extend Dashiell's market reach in the West through disciplined office expansion, new customer development, and positioning in high-growth segments including utility infrastructure, data centers, and renewable interconnection.
• Ensure that every West Region customer experiences a consistent, excellent Dashiell - building relationships that generate repeat work and preference in major upcoming pursuits.
• Operate as a true enterprise leader - resolving issues at the regional level, contributing to cross-regional success, and ensuring the West Region is a net contributor to Dashiell's overall performance.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

Required
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in EPC project delivery, with significant experience in high-voltage electrical infrastructure, substation construction, or specialty electrical contracting.
• Demonstrated P&L ownership experience, including managing a revenue book and holding direct accountability for financial outcomes.
• Proven track record of building and developing high-performing project management teams, including identifying and promoting talent from within.
• Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and portfolios at varying scales, from individual project delivery through enterprise program oversight.
• Strong commercial acumen, including experience in contract negotiation, risk assessment, change order management, claims avoidance, and value-based pricing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop new customer relationships and expand a regional or divisional market presence.